News briefs: November 26Posted: Tue, Nov 27 9:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
C. Patrick DeWitt has been named as the new president of Space Systems/Loral, Space News reported Monday. He will succeed John M. Klineberg, who...

News briefs: November 24-25Posted: Mon, Nov 26 10:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
Two rockets are scheduled for launch Monday, the first in over a month worldwide. A Soyuz rocket is scheduled to launch Monday afternoon from Baikonur,...

News briefs: November 23Posted: Sat, Nov 24 10:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
Canada may have to wait until 2004 until another of its citizens flies in space, the National Post newspaper reported this week. No Canadian astronauts...

News briefs: November 22Posted: Fri, Nov 23 10:18 AM ET (1518 GMT)
The Progress-M45 unmanned cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Thursday. The Progress, loaded with garbage from the station, will reenter and...

News briefs: November 22Posted: Thu, Nov 22 11:47 AM ET (1647 GMT)
TRW will lay off several hundred employees of its Space and Electronics Group because of decreased work, Space News reported Wednesday. The suspension of work...